For the first time, the esteemed Global Digital Economy Conference in 2025 unveiled the Top 100 AI Talent List, compiled after a meticulous analysis of nearly 100,000 academic papers spanning the past decade. This prestigious list is dominated by Chinese scientists, showcasing their profound influence in the field. Renowned scholars and industry luminaries such as Kaiming He, Xiangyu Zhang, and Shaoqing Ren have been instrumental in both domestic and international enterprises and academic institutions, achieving groundbreaking success in areas including computer vision, deep learning, autonomous driving, and AI framework development.

The report highlights the intensifying rivalry between Chinese and American tech titans in the realm of AI, with companies like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Tencent, Alibaba, and Huawei emerging as key players. Additionally, local initiatives aimed at nurturing AI talent are on the rise, gradually transforming the traditional Silicon Valley-centric landscape of technological innovation.